The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-15
AN ANARCHISTS BRIDE.
August SPIES, UNDER CONvIC.
TlOR OF DEATB,
To be Mayried 90 81 wealthy and
Most EstimHbIe Young woman
A Sensation.

CHICAGO, lit, January IA Miss
Nina Clarke Vanz lndt, OF this city,
will, on next Thursday, be married to
August Spies, the ex ed TOR OF the
Arbsittr Zsitudg, now under sentence
of death for completely in the hay
market c,nsprscy and bomb throw
ing. Mics VSrs saudt Is the only Chi d
Of M james X Vsrz nd, chemist in
a large Manufacturing es sbishmeEt
here, and residing in q handsome
house in one Of the most attractive
portions OF the city. The fact OF the
wedding was confirmed tonight by
both Spies and the father of
the lady. The circumstances, as
related tonight by Spies him
selt In his Gail at the county, jail,
are as follows: "Duting, the closing
days ( the famous trial OF the aDarch-
lists there came into the courtroom,
auopg hers invited by Judge Gary,
the lady who is now to become my
vie" Here the anarchist editor
sho wed the portrait OF a yourg lady OF
engaging presence and regular feat
ures. The complexion was thst OF a
rather light blonde, and the fine ioIm
of the owner was DIRE 81 sed in the height
OF fashion.
"Finally she v,sitt d us in jail, and
was forma ly int oduced to me- by one
| of our counsel. she had found ! was
neither an ignoramus, q monster or q
beast and We became inter- sted in
each other until at last we arrived at
q mutual agreement. Today she wa.
here twice, as were also her parents
Mr.. James Vdnzaudt was seen to-
night at his brown stone residence,
corner OF Huron and Ruth streets. He
admitted the truth of the tate mentH.
Mr.. Varzindt said he had always
treated his daughter rs he bad been
treated by his own parents. She had
never had any secrets from him, and,
though OF gentle, loving nature,
could be firm should occssion de-
mand. When he was spoken to by
her on the subject he had decided not
to oppose her wishes. He told her
then to think the matter over care
fully, aud II she still adhered to her
views her fathers consent would not
be withheld. He had done this
principally because he believed oppo-
sition in such case would be useless,
and also bee ausa he had found upon
INQUIRY that NJ. tpies's life, aside
from his connection with socialism,
had been admirable. According t1
statements oi bo h Spies and Mr.. Van
zandt tonight, the prospective bride
was born January 5, 1857. On her
fathers sids she is descended from a
Knickprbocker family, that removed
from Nav York CITY to PennEylvsuia
about fifty years ago, Her mother
was the daughter of Thomas Gtay
Cl rke, Of Pitsburg, Through him
the lineage extended back
through Scotch Euglish anCeltors
to a CONNECTION with the royal house
OF Stuart. M 81 VanZandt Was attend.
ing the Friends Central High School
at Philadelphia when her parents
came 20 Chicago in 1882. As mem
ber Of the F.uIth PresbyteIi4n Church
of this city, at which Judge Gary 10 an
attendant, she was extended the :nvi-
tation to como with other hdy mem
bers OF the church and occupy seats
on the bench with Mrs. Gary, who
YVES constantly at her husbands side
during the trial. IL was the Miss
Vanzaudt who Tecogniz I'd in Spies the
gentleman she had met In the Office OF
The Arbeiter Zsiiun0 some three years
ago. MIR. VaL Zandt mentioned Incl
dentslly that his daughter Is the
heiress Of an aunt in Pitshurg, whose
estate aggregates between 500, 600 and
$4000C0.